If I recall correctly when I built my K2 I had to sand off a spot. I masked off the area with aluminum tape then used the small wire wheel brush on a Dremel tool
________________________________ From: Vic Rosenthal K2VCO <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 5:26 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Bottom Cover - To Sand or not To Sand? I've found that the neatest way to do this is to use a motor tool (in the US it's a 'Dremel tool') with a conical grinding cylinder. On 4/30/2014 12:57 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > Dave, > > Look at that area very carefully using a light held at an oblique angle. > The masking tape may be there, but completely covered with paint. > If it is not there, scrape with a knife and then sand a little. That > paint is tough and it will take a while to sand through it. Sanding is > OK, but scraping with the blade of a knife is much easier and faster. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 4/30/2014 3:44 PM, Dave Jewell wrote: >> I’m having *HUGE* fun building the KX3 which I received yesterday. >> >> BUT… I’m now scratching my head on page 20 of the assembly manual. >> >> This page shows various views of the bottom cover and the need to >> remove the paint masks, as I’ve already done for the top cover. The >> small leftmost illustration (immediately above “Figure 25” on the >> page) indicates that there should be a small mask on the left end (as >> viewed in the illustration) corresponding to a much larger mask on the >> right end. >> >> On my bottom cover, this isn’t there. I’ve removed all the other >> masks - inside and out - but there is no mask to remove in the >> indicated position. And because there’s no mask, there’s paint where >> there should be bare metal. -- 73, Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
